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New Tool for Identifying Contaminants in Water

Identifying and quantifying natural and man-made colored dissolved organic matter components is a crucial problem in understanding water quality. This measurement requires the collection of both the fluorescence and absorbance spectra of the sample.

28 Mar 2011

Cavico Hydropower Achieves Tunnel Penetration at Song Giang 2 Hydropower Project

Cavico, a Vietnam-based multi-national company engaged in civil engineering design, infrastructure and construction, declared that its auxiliary company, Cavico Hydropower has pushed through the adit sub-tunnel No.2 and finished building a 138-foot-high surge shaft for the Song Giang 2 Hydropower project.

21 Mar 2011

Ethiopia to Construct Hydropower Dam in Western Benishangul Region

Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, has declared that the country will soon commence the construction of a major dam along River Nile to produce hydro power to augment the electric power production of the country.

16 Mar 2011

Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association Signs Power Purchase Accord with Northern Water

The power purchase accord reached between Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association and Northern Water has cleared the way for the building of a new hydroelectric power generating station at Carter Lake.

16 Mar 2011

First Gen to Build Hydro-Reservoir Power Plant in Nueva Ecija, Philippines

First Gen, a Lopez Group of company engaged in power generation and energy-linked businesses, has declared that it is engaged in the development of the Balintingon hydro reservoir plant.

16 Mar 2011

Bourne Energy’s Multifunctional Power Plant Features Advanced Hydrokinetic Technology

The RiverStar BackPack Power Plant developed by Bourne Energy is capable of performing more than one role.

4 Mar 2011

Small Hydro Power Projects to Enhance Contribution to National Grid

Small Hydro power projects, Sri Lanka’s most successfully managed renewable energy producing source, have planned to accomplish 6.8% of Sri Lanka’s power requirement by significantly enhancing their power supply to the national grid.

3 Mar 2011

AboitizPower Announces Expansion of Sibulan Hydroelectric Plant

AboitizPower, a public owned company headquartered at Cebu City, Philippines has declared that it is planning to augment the capacity of its Sibulan hydroelectric plant located in Davao del Sur in the middle of the current year (2011).

28 Feb 2011

Magma Chamber in Krafla Caldera is Source of Geothermal Energy

A mishap near an Icelandic volcano made a team of scientists abandon their experiments on geothermal energy, but soon it also led them to an alternate source of geothermal energy.

25 Feb 2011

RIT Taps Potential in Scenedesmus to Clean Water and Produce Biodiesel

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology have found a dual purpose of algae. Known to consume nitrates and phosphates, algae reduce the toxins and bacteria present in the water thereby cleaning waste water. The second role that algae would play in the labs of Rochester Institute is in the production of biodiesel.

25 Feb 2011